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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972
This Sanskrit edition of the Skandapurana. It is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.
Chapter 206
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adhyāyaḥ || 206 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
gacchettataḥ kṣoṇinātha tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam |
sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ daśakanyeti viśrutam |
mahādevakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || 1 ||
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tatra tīrthe mahādevo daśakanyā guṇānvitāḥ |
brahmaṇo varayāmāsa hyudvāhena yuyoja ha || 2 ||
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tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ daśakanyeti viśrutam |
sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyamakṣayaṃ kīrtitaṃ phalam || 3 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ kanyāṃ dadāti samalaṃkṛtām |
prāpnoti puruṣo dattvā yathāśaktyā svalaṃkṛtām || 4 ||
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tena dānotthapuṇyena pūtātmāno narādhipa |
vasanti romasaṃkhyāni varṣāṇi śivasannidhau || 5 ||
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tataḥ kālena mahatā tviha loke nareśvara |
mānuṣyaṃ prāpya duṣprāpyaṃ dhanakoṭīpatirbhavet || 6 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā snātvā viprāya kāñcanam |
samprayacchati śāntāya so'tyantaṃ sukhamaśnute || 7 ||
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vācikaṃ mānasaṃ vāpi karmajaṃ yatpurā kṛtam |
tatsarvaṃ vilayaṃ yāti svarṇadānena bhārata || 8 ||
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naro dattvā suvarṇaṃ cāpi vālāgramātrakam |
tatra tīrthe divaṃ yāti mṛto nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ || 9 ||
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tatra vidyādharaiḥ siddhairvimānavaramāsthitaḥ |
pūjyamāno vasettāvadyāvadābhūtasamplavam || 10 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 206
The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)
(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
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Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
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Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
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Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
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